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Issue #124

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Note: I'm away for two days (family visit), so if there's a post you don't want me to miss, you can leave a (screened) reply here.

[info]scratchingpost1: Thoughts on writing: "Those of you that write, how do you approach it? How long do you take to write? How do you know when to post?"

In House/Wilson: First Shot, [info]yonmei explains the difference between canon and cannon.

[info]rubyfruit_pixie: Also I Am A Horrible, Horrible Person (And That's Okay).: "Fandom should be fun, but it's not when I am basically told I don't know myself and should be offended by things that do not offend me personally because everyone else in my minority is, or even could be, offended by that thing."

[info]maureenlycaon's Food for thought deals with, among other things, J.R.R. Tolkien's writing, MMORPGs, creativity vs. marketing, and the otherness of elves.
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Issue #110

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There are a lot of posts on the issue of warnings on fic (or the lack thereof, and everything related to these points). IJ has less quantity overall, but it's still enough that I decided to split up the newsletter, so people have an easier time reading (or scrolling, depending on the individual).

This entry deals with general meta and IJ, whereas the next entry will have the links on warnings.

Editor's note: Since Dreamwidth opened, there's a lot of content being cross-posted -- well, more than before -- and chances are high that posts are also being read or linked elsewhere, or show up on people's friendslists multiple times. But as there are still many users on IJ who prefer reading / commenting (or getting comments) on InsaneJournal, in my opinion that outweighs the issue of double or triple posts.

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InsaneJournal is going to move to a different hosting provider, in the hopes of reducing costs which might also benefit the users (source). Because of this, the sale of Permanent accounts for $50 each -- initially started to celebrate the disappearence of comment rot -- has been extended, and also offers 6 month Self-Committed account time for $10, and 12 months for $20. For updates about the server move, please follow IJ on Twitter: http://twitter.com/insanejournal .

In [info]ideas, [info]edison suggested modifying the "Newest (Updated/Created) Asylums" list on the main page in a way that would have RP asylums listed separately.

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[info]betbethbeth: (The Return of )The Best Spin-offs That Were Never Made: "If you were Queen (or King) of the T.V. Programming Universe, what sort of "we'll never see it in our lifetime" spin-offs (of current or long-gone shows) would you like to see on the fall schedule?"

[info]rubyfruit_pixie asks for advice on writing slave fics, for example: What research do I have to do, if any at all? Are there guidelines to writing slavefic that go across the board?

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Quick Note: journal/asylum purge

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By default, InsaneJournal sets the status of journals or asylums that haven't been active for over two years since January 1st, 2008 to "deleted". It then sends out emails to notify you of the change, that you have 14 days to change status back to "activated", and where to do it (http://www.insanejournal.com/accountstatus.bml).

So, if you look at your profile and wonder why there are a lot of struck-out names, or suddenly the number of "also friend of"-users has dropped significantly, this is probably the reason.

ETA: This is not an automated feature, but due to a username purge after the database moves have recently been completed.

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Quick Notes: GreatestJournal, IJ Asylum Meme

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1. A last reminder for the people who were also on GreatestJournal: the site will shut down permanently at January 30th, so you have only a few days left to save posts, icons, et cetera. For tutorials on moving entries or communities, I recommend [info]sherlock's posts on LJ-Migrate and LJ-Sec. To find other GJers on IJ, there's [info]findgjers and [info]gjmeetup. (Hat-tip to [info]vampiress_diva.)

2. The third round of the IJ Asylum Meme has started last week. In short, people update asylums on IJ that have been "dormant" for a while, thus keeping them alive, and as a side effect get to know about various asylums because all contributions are collected in a master list. Detailed explanation and sign-ups are in this post. I'm hoping for breaking last year's record, where we had 21 participants updating 34 asylums.

A general note: over time I've noticed that there are fluctuations in the amount of meta content that's being produced, depending on other events that might have people busy writing, e.g. fic contests/challenges around a certain time of year, or political events. Meaning, fandom-wise at the moment there's not much to link to, while an Obama link roundup would have good chances. (*g*) But I'll keep looking!

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Quick News

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Mini update:

1. the InsaneJournal Holiday Sale has been extended and now starts on THURSDAY,

2. [info]stele3 reports that another LJ account has been hacked (journal backup options are listed in the post).

Next update will be a roundup issue as usual.